Intellectual property: Patents

DLA Piper

The practice at DLA Piper is well-regarded for its abilities advising the range of clients, spanning sectors from IT and tech to energy and offshore, in patent litigation matters. Patent litigator Paul Reeskamp has experience handling domestic and cross-border cases and heads up the offering alongside Alexander Tsoutsanis, who is ‘prepared to roll up his sleeves’ to assist clients.

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Testimonials

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‘DLA has highly qualified lawyers who work as an integrated team. The lawyers are specialised where needed and cooperate very well to achieve an excellent result.’
‘Paul Reeskamp is an outstanding lawyer in the field of patent law with many years of experience in high-profile cases. He is unique because of his ability to recognise the important legal issues.'
'Paul is capable of providing a strategy towards a successful result and is capable of carrying that strategy out to a successful end. Alexander Tsoutsanis is also a very capable patent lawyer.'
‘DLA are a large multinational firm. With this team you get the benefit of large-scale expertise and depth, with a personalised service embodied by the approach of Alexander Tsoutsanis.’
‘Alexander is prepared to roll up his sleeves and invest in the success of the client.’
‘Very professional, covering all the aspects of law that a company like ours need to know, smoothly coordinated between all partners and lawyers. In a word - great!’
‘Alexander Tsoutsanis is pragmatic and creative.'

Key clients

AEGIR Marine
Asetek
Fresenius
Glen Dimplex
Heerema Marine Contractors
Hikvision
Marchfun
Pöppelmann
Q-Tech
TTD
Sakata
Scenic Biotech
Shell International B.V.
Smartwares
Wegochem

Work highlights

Reversed a first instance decision before the Court of Appeal for Glen Dimplex in a long-running dispute against Afire.
Representing Marchfun in a patent dispute against the biggest Internet Service Provider in The Netherlands before the Court of Appeal in The Hague concerning network technology.